Jaguar Health Promotes Carol Lizak to Chief Financial Officer

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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / April 6, 2021 / Jaguar Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAGX) (\"Jaguar\" or the \"Company\") announced today that the Company has promoted Carol Lizak, an accomplished financial executive, to the expanded role of chief financial officer.\"We are thrilled to have Carol take on this important and expanded role as part of Jaguar's management team. Since joining Jaguar, she has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of the Company, demonstrating her expertise in business and financial strategy,\" commented Lisa Conte, Jaguar's president and CEO. \"Carol's promotion is reflective of her dedicated leadership and thoughtful contributions across finance, accounting, strategic planning, and corporate strategy as we've transitioned from an R&D company to a commercial-stage entity focused on becoming a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel entries into the field of gastrointestinal health. I look forward to continuing to work with Carol as our chief financial officer.\"Ms. Lizak, who joined Jaguar in May of 2019, previously held the title of senior vice president of finance and chief accounting officer at the Company. She has more than 20 years of corporate controllership and financial planning and analysis experience under U.S. GAAP & IFRS. Prior to joining Jaguar, Ms. Lizak served as senior director and corporate controller of Zosano Pharma Corporation, as controller of Quantum Secure, Inc., and as executive director, corporate controller of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior thereto, she spent nine years as corporate controller of a subsidiary of HID Global Corporation. Ms. Lizak holds an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.About Jaguar Health, Inc. and Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Jaguar Health, Inc. is a commercial stage pharmaceuticals company focused on developing novel, plant-based, non-opioid, and sustainably derived prescription medicines for people and animals with GI distress, specifically chronic, debilitating diarrhea. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., focuses on developing and commercializing proprietary plant-based human gastrointestinal pharmaceuticals from plants harvested responsibly from rainforest areas. Our Mytesi® (crofelemer) product is approved by the U.S. FDA for the symptomatic relief of noninfectious diarrhea in adults wit...

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